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Having problems with your Canon PowerShot A1100 IS Digital Camera ?

I am experiencing problems uploading pictures from my A1100 IS to my PC. I've had the camera a year now and never had a problem. Not sure whether my 2 year old has puhed a button on it somewhere or indeed if the cable is faulty but the PC doesn't see it straight away any more!!

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Consider NOT connecting your camera to your computer.\012\012\012

The best way to download pictures from your camera to your computer involves removing the memory card from the camera and plugging it into a card reader (either built-in to the computer or connected via USB or FireWire). This is likely to be faster than connecting the camera to the computer, and won't run down your camera's batteries.

Once the card is plugged in, it will appear to your computer as a removable drive. You can use the operating system's drag&drop facility to copy pictures from the card to the computer's hard drive, the same way you copy any other files. Or you can use any photo cataloging program.

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